Petition · past parliament
Introduce a legal age restriction on the use of smart phones.
Closed
44 signatures
What the petition asks
I believe that smart phone use is damaging our children. Besides being addicted to them, they may be able to access inappropriate material on line - including sites that promote self-harm and suicide, as well as violence and adult content. This simply has to stop.
I am all for children having a phone, and believe it is a parent's right to know where their child is and what they are doing. But it should not be a smart phone that has all this freedom to search inappropriate material.
We protect our children from the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and sexual relationships by having laws that state they must be of a certain age. Surely it makes sense to also protect them from the potential minefield that is the world wide web. This is destroying our children.
We protect our children from the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and sexual relationships by having laws that state they must be of a certain age. Surely it makes sense to also protect them from the potential minefield that is the world wide web. This is destroying our children.
Timeline
| 5 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
44
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Feb 2019
Closed
5 Aug 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.